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Facilities Division

Real Property Management Branch

Welcome to the Real Property Management Branch. A part of the Facilities Division of AFM.

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Mission

The Real Property Management Branch (RPMB) is responsible for the acquisition, utilization, and disposal of Federally owned and leased real property in the custody and control of Research, Education, and Economics (REE) agencies, including the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, the Economic Research Service, and the National Agricultural Statistics Service. ARS-owned real property assets include over 13 million square feet in more than 3,300 buildings on approximately 400,000 acres of land at 104 domestic and 3 foreign locations and 64 worksites.

RPMB has operational responsibility for all land and facility acquisitions by purchase, lease, transfer, donation, and exchange, as well as all disposal actions. Oversight responsibilities include:

1. the issuance of outgrants, such as easements, rights-of-way,
   mineral leases, and revocable permits;
2. the utilization of real property assets; and
3. compliance with Federal, State, and local laws governing the management of Federal land and facilities, such as the
   National Historic Preservation Act, the Endangered Species
   Act, and the Randolph-Sheppard Act.

REE agencies occupy over 1 million square feet of Federally leased space nationwide. In the Washington Metropolitan Area alone, RPMB manages approximately 400,000 square feet of Federally owned and leased office space at seven separate locations. Onsite staff provide recommendations for space assignment and utilization; office design and layout; system furniture acquisition; office relocation coordination; space alteration, repair, and maintenance; and physical security.